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The quality or degree of being strong.countableuncountable
- It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
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The intensity of a force or power; potency.countableuncountable
- He had the strength of ten men.
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The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.countableuncountable
- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- […] certainly there is not in the world a greater strength against temptations, then is deposited in an obedient understanding […].
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A positive attribute.countableuncountable
- to play to one's strengths
- We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.
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An armed force, a body of troops.countableobsoleteuncountable
- Thou princely leader of our English strength, Never so needful on the earth of France,
- That done, dissever your united strengths, And part your mingled colours once again;
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A strong place; a stronghold.countableobsoleteuncountable
- All like himself rebellious, by whose aid This inaccessible high strength, the seat Of Deitie supream, us dispossest, He trusted to have seis’d […]
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The minimum ratio of the number of edges removed from a given graph to components created, over all possible removals.countableuncountable
syn. ability · asset · capability · expertise · forte · fortitude · main · potency · power